Does Firefox overwrite ie cause I have been having problems with firefox users and my SCAR scripts I don't think so but they are competing prgrams Does anyone know this?
It doesnt. I don't know if competing product is the right term to use though, its kinda like blerp and the main autobuyer. Sure they do the same thing, but they arent really competing.
13 Reasons to use Firefox instead of IE For me, the biggest factor that inspired me to start using a browser other than Internet Explorer was the constant bugs and security fixes that were plaguing the latter, not to mention the tons of plug-ins that took over your browser. Changing your homepage to some paid advertiser, or adding a toolbar that does the worst job possible when searching. The majority of these spyware and vulnerabilities are commonly programmed for Internet Explorer being that IE holds over 70% of the internet browser market. There are other browsers out there that can compete with IE, but Mozilla Firefox (formally known as Firebird) is a complete browser filled with tons of features that’s only light in size. From a built in pop-up blocker that works better than many commercial pop-up blockers, to tabbed browsing, these are just two of the factors that contribute to making Firefox an internet browser’s dream. :lol: Popup Blocking In this day in age, an internet browser without a popup blocker is like having a broadband connection without a fireball. “Firefox stops annoying popup windows dead in their tracks”, according to Mozilla.org, and that’s exactly what it does. Visiting a popup blocker test page, Firefox’s built in popup blocker was able to close all popup windows while the page loaded and during the page's onload() event. At http://www.popup-blocker.info’s test page, several test can be ran to prove your popup blocker’s power. Mozilla Firefox’s built in popup blocker was able to handle the “Stress Test”, which according to pop-upblocker.info… “[Stress tests] attempts to overcome your pop-up killer by trying to spawn large numbers of windows as quickly as possible.” Firefox’s popup blocker was able to close all 200 popup windows without even breaking a sweat. Trying this with IE and no popup blocker would probably bring your pc to its knee’s. You can also easily access the list of websites that the popup blocker blocks and altering it’s state by a simple click. Download Manager A feature which I thought was going to be integrated in Internet Explorer 6 was a download manager. Download managers allow you to manipulate and take control of your downloaded files. Mozilla Firefox’s download manager contains just the essentials to allow you to control your downloads. You can pause your download and continue it a later time, something which is not possible with IE’s download manager. Apart from sporting a nice look, the download manager stores the information such as size and location of your downloaded file. When the download is complete, a small notification is displayed in the lower right side of the screen. Tab Browsing Because having too many windows open at a time can be a bit annoying, not to mention time consuming, Firefox features tab browsing. Here’s more on tab browsing from Mozilla’s homepage…”Tab-Browsing changes the way you use the internet by allowing you to open links on a page in background "Tabs" and then read them when you're ready. No confusing new windows, no need for context menus, just hold down Ctrl when clicking a link, or use your middle mouse button (if you have one).” Integrated Search Engine Now why didn’t the IE programmers think of this? Mozilla Firefox comes with a built in search engine. The default search engine is Google’s, of course, with the ability to add others. The search entry takes up a very small space, which is a plus when compared to those huge toolbars out there. Options Less confusing and cluttered than IE’s Internet Options is another factor in Mozilla’s Firefox. You can easily navigate through each setting. Deleting saved passwords is a snap and clearing any saved history. The “Downloads” section of the options allows the user to choose which program will automatically open a downloaded file. Page Info When right clicking on a page (PC users), selecting “page info” will pull up a window displaying vast amount of information for the webpage. General information as well as a Link tab showing all the links that the page contains. Faster Response A typical webpage will load faster on Mozilla Firefox than Internet Explorer. Keeps HTML Formatting Mozilla Firefox is able to keep the html format when copying from a webpage to a text file. For example, when copying html formatted text from a webpage and pasting it on a note pad, the text copied using Mozilla Firefox keeps the format yet the text copied from IE doesn’t. Security Because many of those malicious plug-in’s that cause your everyday web surfing into a trip to the DMV are mostly programmed for Internet Explorer, having Mozilla Firefox as your internet browser can save you tons of headaches. Open Source Advantage The Mozilla project is an Open Source project where thousands of independent programmers can work on finding security holes before they are exploited. Cleaner Interface Firefox isn’t filled with clutter such as a history button or other buttons that take up most of the area in Internet Explorer. Firefox offers 2% more space to web pages than Mozilla, 4% more than Internet Explorer, and a whopping 10% more than Opera. Smaller Download Ignoring the fact that Internet Explorer comes integrated with Windows, Firefox is almost half the size of Internet Explorer meaning half the time downloading. Block Images When right clicking on an image, the user is given the option to block all images from that webpage. This feature comes in handing when visiting a site that holds many pictures, many due to ads, which can be disabled for faster surfing. Mozilla Firefox is an alternate browser to IE with features that, I believe, surpass the latter. Firefox has defiantly broken ground in the war of the browsers. I know there are many out there who would think otherwise and never settle for any browser other than IE. Think of it this way, if Mozilla Firefox was integrated by default into Windows besides IE, would you switch to another browser?
As has been said, they are not competing programs, but not everything is compatible with Firefox. When I install Firefox on people's computers, I use these extensions: https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/1419/ https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/722/ https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/10/ https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/1269/ https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/1122/ https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/1136/ https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/3497/ https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/743/ https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/189/ https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/2098/ https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/35/ Ok, so now to tell you what all that is: 1. IE Tab allows some websites to open in Internet Explorer, because some sites don't support FireFox. So the web page will open with IE, but within FireFox, so it's more secure. 2. NoScript is a nifty little thing that will disable JavaScript and other malicious coding from website. Now, if any website stops working the proper way when you install this, just right click the NoScript icon in the bottom right corner of the page and enable it for that website. That way, not every website will be able to use the scripts, and only certain ones will. It's still much safer than allowing them globally, plus anyone else using your computer who doesn't know what they're doing won't be able to use it 3. Adblock blocks stupid Ads that can sometimes cause lots of problems, but are mainly just very annoying. You'll start seeing spaces for Ads that are blank because of this wonderful baby. 4. Fasterfox speeds up page loading times. It's that simple 5. TabMixPlus allows you to get more options out of your Tabs. For example, I like to have all links that open new windows open a new tab instead, and all popups to go to tabs, etc. But you can fiddle with the options all you want. 6. Adblock Filterset.G Updater is something that will automatically update Adblock's list of Ads so you're always more secure. 7. United States English Dictionary just adds new words that are accepted to FireFox's spell check. In case you weren't familiar, FireFox v. 2 has a built-in spell check, so if you're typing in a form on like a Forum, it'll underline misspelled words. This just adds more words to it. 8. CustomizeGoogle is an amazing little thing that can remove the Ads from Google, add in search results from Yahoo, Ask Jeeves, etc. all into Google's window undetectably, and it alters the image searches so you can click on the image just to view the picture, rather than the website. It's an awesome tool that you'll have to work the options out yourself on. 9. GooglePreview adds a little thumbnail next to each Google search result so you can see what the web page looks like before you click it. I thought it was an awesome little tool 10. Update Notifier will add a little Spade in the upper right corner of the FireFox window. It will automatically look for updates to all of the extensions I've asked you to install, and it will turn blue if there's a new version available. Just click it and hit install to stay up to date. 11. IE View is another little tool that makes certain sites that can only load in IE, load in IE. I much rather prefer Firefox, both because of its customizable options and because it's safer. I'd suggest for people who are having problems with your scripts to download IE View and IE Tab. That way, a little icon on the lower right will appear in Firefox, with the Firefox logo. By clicking on it once, it will load the page you are viewing in Internet Explorer, even though you're using Firefox. You can even set it up so that it always loads the page in Internet Explorer (it's seemless integration, a new IE window doesn't open).
I think your problem is that firefox has set itself to the default browser...go into IE, and look through the options untill you find the item that says "make ie my default browser" that should help.
really? Just open firefox if you want to use firefox, open ie if you want to use ie...what would be the problem? please, enlighten me
You said to make IE default...IE sucks and crashes, and even if firefox crashes, it restres your session on the next start up, so everything you had open would still be there. I'd make FF default, and only open IE when you need to.
yea, but i thought the skips problem was that the programs open up the default browser - firefox, when they only work with ie. Sorry if Im wrong